Any word on if anything "special" happens after the show has finished? Encore setlist seems pretty well set, so just curious if any "stage surprises" occur or its just "So long, farewell..." with the crowd cheering and the lights coming up to say "GO HOME NOW"?
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U2 Live Under A Slate Grey Claw: Chris Roberts Reports From Wembley
Chris Roberts , August 17th, 2009 05:31
Giant contraption fails to divert attention away from the fact that
Irish megastars aren't quite as good as they used to be.
So this is what the biggest audience for a Wembley Stadium gig ever —
88,000 people — looks like. It's not staggering, or breathtaking, or
anything like that. There's one good moment during 'Mysterious Ways'
where they all appear to be waving side to side in perfect time like a
field of corn in a breeze, a host of singing-along daffodils, but
generally there's a curious lack of atmosphere. I'm not here to jump
on any U2-are-dead bandwagon; that'd be cheap. But the mega-expensive
stage set, lights, films etc don't compensate for the absence of
euphoric moments. It's entertaining in phases, and some of those
surging old intros still scrape away your scepticism, but considering
the scale, everything seems a tad subdued. The sound's lousy, thin,
tinny.
I suppose it's all about The Claw. This Claw thing is over sixty feet
high and recalls nothing so precisely as David Bowie's ill-fated Glass
Spider Tour. The Glass Spider commonly comes top of those Worst Rock
Follies lists, and whenever I try to stick up for its glorious
preposterousness I get shooed away because that wouldn't fit with the
carved-in-stone conservative rock canon. Yet The Claw, and the 360
degrees theme here, is like the received wisdom about The Glass Spider
rather than the bonkers, constantly shifting, genuinely surreal whirl
of Brownian Motion that it was. Basically, The Claw just stands there,
straddling the ant-like musicians. While it's still daylight, it looks
rubbish. A pale-green arc of tarpaulin with orange splodges along it,
it's best described by my companion as "an alien lizard nipple train".
It's barely that interesting. And the idea of the circular stage "in
the round", with bridges and walkways, is just confusing,
disorientating. We always feel like we're side-on, like the view is
never quite right. With the four blokes from U2 wandering around it at
random intervals, often detached from each other by some distance, it
detracts from the focus rather than fuelling it. You need, like,
thirty eight dancers and a juggler or two if you're trying to fill
that kind of sprawling area. There seems at times to be no centre of
gravity to the show. It's not "intimate", because nothing at Wembley
could be. It's one big design flaw, dreamed up by someone who once saw
Gaudi's Sagrada Familia but then drank too much sangria before
committing it to memory.
It comes into its own, to an extent, as darkness falls. Then, its
flood of changing colours and lights and close-ups and footage and
slogans does begin to gain traction. At one point, steam is coming off
it and ascending to the heavens. And yet its layout, its shape, means
this production is never as exhilarating as earlier U2 grandstanding
blow-outs. The witty, wiry, Zooropa/Pop era said much more about over-
stimulation, multi-media exhaustion, trash and glitz, and how they are
soul-destroying yet shine a light on any soul that survives. So it's
not without irony that the best parts of tonight come only when we're
all acclimatised to The Claw and begin to pretty much ignore it. It's
no coincidence that by then U2 have eased up on tracks from the new
album and swung into 'Pride (In The Name Of Love)', 'Where The Streets
Have No Name', 'Vertigo' et al. 'One' is a lovely, trembling encore,
despite its over-familiarity, though it's a pity that one by-product
of its fame is that U2 don't play the better, darker, less optimistic
Achtung Baby tracks ('So Cruel', 'Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild
Horses?'). And in fairness No Line On The Horizon boasts two home runs
in the nervy, Bowie-like 'Unknown Caller' and the testily great and
cleverly pre-emptive 'I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight'.
Of course, there was a bit of impeccable politics (Burma), a bit of
irrational posturing (Bono quoting Clash lyrics) and no shortage of
rushes-and-chills guitar lines. And I'm not saying we weren't gabbling
on excitedly about the whole sense-wrangling experience for most of
the journey home. But even Bono seemed a bit reticent (by his
standards) tonight. I dunno, maybe he had a poorly tummy or something.
But from a band which prides itself on engaging and involving the
crowd, it was lukewarm. One wonders if these are the last days of U2's
relevance as giants. If U2 was a blockbuster Hollywood movie, this
felt like the sixth or seventh sequel (with the cast and director
losing interest). Diminishing returns, and that. To come back in a
different form may liberate them.
This all sounds too negative. It was pretty good. But far from
spectacular. Elbow are rarely spectacular, but now easily Britain's
strongest band. The Seldom Seen Kid may have been the tipping point,
but all their albums were that tender and affecting and muscular.
Somehow Guy Garvey connects with the crowd more via average-bloke
chumminess and a conventional stage set-up than anyone could via a
squillion dollars worth of The Claw. Of course Elbow climax with 'One
Day Like This'. They may well be headlining here within a year or two,
but let's hope they don't then feel a need for exploding space rockets
and catherine wheels the size of Luxembourg. Then again...
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in a indirect, round about way, i know this dude(big fan) who posted this pic. he's that same dude that took the other link that i posted just a page or two back. he aint the type who'd be bullshittin us.
so imo it is not photoshopped, for sure
my guess is they have some sort of holographic projection device.
wish i knew more...and i havent got to the u2 boards to see whats up but um maybe i am wrong but um
ill know more soon when i see it go down live next month
Cardiff was pretty amazing to be honest, I've heard others say it was supposedly the highlight of the UK leg but I have no form of reference to say whether or not if it was but for me it was pretty special.
It was a 24 hour day for me having left home (Leamington Spa) at 5am Saturday morning and returned back 5.20am Sunday, I can't see myself doing it again but it was worth the tiredness I have had to endure all yesterday and at work today.
I was positioned right outside the pit on the barrier behind the round walk way and for me it was the best place in the whole stadium, not only did I get a great view of the stage and had no one head blocking my view but unlike the pit people I could take in the claw in all it's glory, it really doesn't make sense until it goes dark and and the band take the stage and the screen and lights etc are on but it is an awesome sight.
Yes the set list as a little too greatest hits for my liking after witnessing a incredible and no where near best of orientated set from PJ on Monday at Manchester U2's trawling through the hits was a little predictable but apart from Bono's voice ( a little off due to attending one of The Corr's wedding the night before till 7am in the morning) though no less passionate the night was as memorable as a night I have seen U2.
Having queued since 8 am my patience was rewarded with a stunning show but PJ's set list and sheer power would for me over shadow this as the better night but feel pretty privilege to have seen 2 of my favourites in one week and I have Kasabian tomorrow night
Cardiff was pretty amazing to be honest, I've heard others say it was supposedly the highlight of the UK leg but I have no form of reference to say whether or not if it was but for me it was pretty special.
It was a 24 hour day for me having left home (Leamington Spa) at 5am Saturday morning and returned back 5.20am Sunday, I can't see myself doing it again but it was worth the tiredness I have had to endure all yesterday and at work today.
I was positioned right outside the pit on the barrier behind the round walk way and for me it was the best place in the whole stadium, not only did I get a great view of the stage and had no one head blocking my view but unlike the pit people I could take in the claw in all it's glory, it really doesn't make sense until it goes dark and and the band take the stage and the screen and lights etc are on but it is an awesome sight.
Yes the set list as a little too greatest hits for my liking after witnessing a incredible and no where near best of orientated set from PJ on Monday at Manchester U2's trawling through the hits was a little predictable but apart from Bono's voice ( a little off due to attending one of The Corr's wedding the night before till 7am in the morning) though no less passionate the night was as memorable as a night I have seen U2.
Having queued since 8 am my patience was rewarded with a stunning show but PJ's set list and sheer power would for me over shadow this as the better night but feel pretty privilege to have seen 2 of my favourites in one week and I have Kasabian tomorrow night
wow
lots of coffee i assume ?
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MUAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
i just bought a GA ticket from some benevolent force! :twisted:
I FINALLY GET TO SEE U2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
yes. i'm excited. this will be my first u2 concert
MUAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
i just bought a GA ticket from some benevolent force! :twisted:
I FINALLY GET TO SEE U2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
yes. i'm excited. this will be my first u2 concert
MUAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
i just bought a GA ticket from some benevolent force! :twisted:
I FINALLY GET TO SEE U2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MUAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
yes. i'm excited. this will be my first u2 concert
WOO-HOO!!!
hope you have a blast!!
i can't wait! i'm so excited it's crazy. i was looking at the set lists and one of the songs they were playing was stay (faraway so close!) and it's easily in my top 5. if i hear that.. :shock: i just need to know when i should be there to line up for GA. i was thinking of getting there like early morning (just checked and by public transport the earliest i could do was 6:30/7am... hmmm..) the other 2 times i did GA were in ballrooms and i just squeezed through since i'm a 5'3 girl. whatever either way it'll be super amazing
The U2 concert previously scheduled for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 2009 at Giants Stadium in New Jersey has been moved to WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2009. The performance on Thursday, September 24th will proceed as scheduled.
The change was necessitated by the rescheduling of the New York Jets football game on Sunday September 27, 2009 from 4:15pm to 1pm out of respect for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which starts that evening. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year.
The spectacular staging installation for the U2 360° tour requires up to 2 days to disassemble. The original 4:15 PM game time scheduled by the NY Jets provided enough time for the band to load out the set. The change to 1 PM was logistically impossible for U2. In order to accommodate the New York Jets, the NFL and the state of New Jersey, which owns the stadium, and out of respect for U2 and Jets' fans of Jewish faith, U2 agreed to move their show rather than pursue other options.
'We regret any disruptions this may cause U2 fans.' said Dennis Robinson, President and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and Thad Sheely, Executive Vice President - Stadium Development and Finance of the New York Jets. 'Out of respect for the religious holiday it was critical that the game time was changed. The NJSEA, along with the Jets, want to thank U2, their management staff, their fans and Live Nation for their immediate response in helping us remedy this situation.'
Tickets for the Friday, September 25th performance will be honored at the newly announced show date of Wednesday, September 23rd. Refunds, if necessary, will be available starting Friday, August 28th (through September 22nd) at point of purchase for U2 ticket holders of the September 25, 2009 show who cannot make the September 23rd date.
The U2 360° Tour scheduled for Thursday, September 24th is not affected and will proceed as scheduled.
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The U2 concert previously scheduled for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 2009 at Giants Stadium in New Jersey has been moved to WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2009. The performance on Thursday, September 24th will proceed as scheduled.
The change was necessitated by the rescheduling of the New York Jets football game on Sunday September 27, 2009 from 4:15pm to 1pm out of respect for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which starts that evening. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year.
The spectacular staging installation for the U2 360° tour requires up to 2 days to disassemble. The original 4:15 PM game time scheduled by the NY Jets provided enough time for the band to load out the set. The change to 1 PM was logistically impossible for U2. In order to accommodate the New York Jets, the NFL and the state of New Jersey, which owns the stadium, and out of respect for U2 and Jets' fans of Jewish faith, U2 agreed to move their show rather than pursue other options.
'We regret any disruptions this may cause U2 fans.' said Dennis Robinson, President and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and Thad Sheely, Executive Vice President - Stadium Development and Finance of the New York Jets. 'Out of respect for the religious holiday it was critical that the game time was changed. The NJSEA, along with the Jets, want to thank U2, their management staff, their fans and Live Nation for their immediate response in helping us remedy this situation.'
Tickets for the Friday, September 25th performance will be honored at the newly announced show date of Wednesday, September 23rd. Refunds, if necessary, will be available starting Friday, August 28th (through September 22nd) at point of purchase for U2 ticket holders of the September 25, 2009 show who cannot make the September 23rd date.
The U2 360° Tour scheduled for Thursday, September 24th is not affected and will proceed as scheduled.
ut oh...this might cause me a HUGE problem...damnit
The U2 concert previously scheduled for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 2009 at Giants Stadium in New Jersey has been moved to WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2009. The performance on Thursday, September 24th will proceed as scheduled.
The change was necessitated by the rescheduling of the New York Jets football game on Sunday September 27, 2009 from 4:15pm to 1pm out of respect for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which starts that evening. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year.
The spectacular staging installation for the U2 360° tour requires up to 2 days to disassemble. The original 4:15 PM game time scheduled by the NY Jets provided enough time for the band to load out the set. The change to 1 PM was logistically impossible for U2. In order to accommodate the New York Jets, the NFL and the state of New Jersey, which owns the stadium, and out of respect for U2 and Jets' fans of Jewish faith, U2 agreed to move their show rather than pursue other options.
'We regret any disruptions this may cause U2 fans.' said Dennis Robinson, President and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and Thad Sheely, Executive Vice President - Stadium Development and Finance of the New York Jets. 'Out of respect for the religious holiday it was critical that the game time was changed. The NJSEA, along with the Jets, want to thank U2, their management staff, their fans and Live Nation for their immediate response in helping us remedy this situation.'
Tickets for the Friday, September 25th performance will be honored at the newly announced show date of Wednesday, September 23rd. Refunds, if necessary, will be available starting Friday, August 28th (through September 22nd) at point of purchase for U2 ticket holders of the September 25, 2009 show who cannot make the September 23rd date.
The U2 360° Tour scheduled for Thursday, September 24th is not affected and will proceed as scheduled.
does this mean there is a possibility of me getting another ticket because of a lot of people getting refunds? 0=) maybe my mom can go this time! i think the last time she went to a u2 concert was before i was born when bono had the mullet.
The U2 concert previously scheduled for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 2009 at Giants Stadium in New Jersey has been moved to WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2009. The performance on Thursday, September 24th will proceed as scheduled.
The change was necessitated by the rescheduling of the New York Jets football game on Sunday September 27, 2009 from 4:15pm to 1pm out of respect for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which starts that evening. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year.
The spectacular staging installation for the U2 360° tour requires up to 2 days to disassemble. The original 4:15 PM game time scheduled by the NY Jets provided enough time for the band to load out the set. The change to 1 PM was logistically impossible for U2. In order to accommodate the New York Jets, the NFL and the state of New Jersey, which owns the stadium, and out of respect for U2 and Jets' fans of Jewish faith, U2 agreed to move their show rather than pursue other options.
'We regret any disruptions this may cause U2 fans.' said Dennis Robinson, President and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and Thad Sheely, Executive Vice President - Stadium Development and Finance of the New York Jets. 'Out of respect for the religious holiday it was critical that the game time was changed. The NJSEA, along with the Jets, want to thank U2, their management staff, their fans and Live Nation for their immediate response in helping us remedy this situation.'
Tickets for the Friday, September 25th performance will be honored at the newly announced show date of Wednesday, September 23rd. Refunds, if necessary, will be available starting Friday, August 28th (through September 22nd) at point of purchase for U2 ticket holders of the September 25, 2009 show who cannot make the September 23rd date.
The U2 360° Tour scheduled for Thursday, September 24th is not affected and will proceed as scheduled.
does this mean there is a possibility of me getting another ticket because of a lot of people getting refunds? 0=) maybe my mom can go this time! i think the last time she went to a u2 concert was before i was born when bono had the mullet.
absolutely.
these will be excessive i believe.
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i think it really sucks that they took away the friday night show.
inherently that changes everything ,
no matter how much they ( Giants Stadium , U2 , whomever is responsible ) try to downplay it ,...
dont they have schedules ?
with absolutely all respect to everyone , is this holiday a spur of the moment day , not planned well in advance on the calender year ?
why the f did they shcedule it then?
numbnuts.
i still will attend both nights ( weds and thurs now )
but it wouldve beeen nice to enjoy the weekend with U2 .
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The U2 concert previously scheduled for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 2009 at Giants Stadium in New Jersey has been moved to WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2009. The performance on Thursday, September 24th will proceed as scheduled.
The change was necessitated by the rescheduling of the New York Jets football game on Sunday September 27, 2009 from 4:15pm to 1pm out of respect for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which starts that evening. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year.
The spectacular staging installation for the U2 360° tour requires up to 2 days to disassemble. The original 4:15 PM game time scheduled by the NY Jets provided enough time for the band to load out the set. The change to 1 PM was logistically impossible for U2. In order to accommodate the New York Jets, the NFL and the state of New Jersey, which owns the stadium, and out of respect for U2 and Jets' fans of Jewish faith, U2 agreed to move their show rather than pursue other options.
'We regret any disruptions this may cause U2 fans.' said Dennis Robinson, President and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and Thad Sheely, Executive Vice President - Stadium Development and Finance of the New York Jets. 'Out of respect for the religious holiday it was critical that the game time was changed. The NJSEA, along with the Jets, want to thank U2, their management staff, their fans and Live Nation for their immediate response in helping us remedy this situation.'
Tickets for the Friday, September 25th performance will be honored at the newly announced show date of Wednesday, September 23rd. Refunds, if necessary, will be available starting Friday, August 28th (through September 22nd) at point of purchase for U2 ticket holders of the September 25, 2009 show who cannot make the September 23rd date.
The U2 360° Tour scheduled for Thursday, September 24th is not affected and will proceed as scheduled.
It just dawned on me what Wednesday September 23rd is .
Its Bruces birthday.
Now with the new schedule- flopp,
perhaps U2 will have a very special guest the night of Wednesday the 23rd,
at Giants Stadium !
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its also an old section of the Bronx here in nyc. It was purchased from some guy named Bathgate, he owned a huge huge farm in The Bronx, and thus they named the area after him.
I also belive that singer on " Britians Got Talent " Susan Boyle came from that place ( Bathgate ) somewhere in Great Britian.
and i am just about as crazy about U2 as I am about Springsteen and Pearl Jam.
OK , not quite that level
but theyre fun to see once or twice on the tour.
Bruce and PJ i could see everytime ( as many times as they play in any given area ) , probably not U2 alltho I am going to both stops at Giants Stadium later this month . I've got fancvlub seats so we'll see how it works this time around.
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Sorry if this has been discussed. Didn't read through the whole thread. I'm trying to buy tickets on ebay to the houston show. There are several seats behind the stage that seem to be really close. From the pictures I have seen or the setup, the stage looks very open and round so I should be able to see pretty well from behind right? Can someone confirm for me? Thanks guys!
U2 TO APPEAR ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE THIS MONTH
Posted: September 02, 2009
By: m2
U2 will perform on NBC's Saturday Night Live on September 26. That's
the word from SNL cast member Bill Hader, who broke the news to Access
Hollywood TV show. The September 26th show will kick off SNL's 35th
season. And talk about sensory overload: According to the MSNBC
article, actress Megan Fox will host Saturday Night Live that night.
Cue the Bono charm offensive in 3, 2, 1...
This will be U2's third appearance on Saturday Night Live, having done
the show onDecember 9, 2000, and again on November 20, 2004.
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can anyone say " photoshop" ?
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Chris Roberts , August 17th, 2009 05:31
Giant contraption fails to divert attention away from the fact that
Irish megastars aren't quite as good as they used to be.
So this is what the biggest audience for a Wembley Stadium gig ever —
88,000 people — looks like. It's not staggering, or breathtaking, or
anything like that. There's one good moment during 'Mysterious Ways'
where they all appear to be waving side to side in perfect time like a
field of corn in a breeze, a host of singing-along daffodils, but
generally there's a curious lack of atmosphere. I'm not here to jump
on any U2-are-dead bandwagon; that'd be cheap. But the mega-expensive
stage set, lights, films etc don't compensate for the absence of
euphoric moments. It's entertaining in phases, and some of those
surging old intros still scrape away your scepticism, but considering
the scale, everything seems a tad subdued. The sound's lousy, thin,
tinny.
I suppose it's all about The Claw. This Claw thing is over sixty feet
high and recalls nothing so precisely as David Bowie's ill-fated Glass
Spider Tour. The Glass Spider commonly comes top of those Worst Rock
Follies lists, and whenever I try to stick up for its glorious
preposterousness I get shooed away because that wouldn't fit with the
carved-in-stone conservative rock canon. Yet The Claw, and the 360
degrees theme here, is like the received wisdom about The Glass Spider
rather than the bonkers, constantly shifting, genuinely surreal whirl
of Brownian Motion that it was. Basically, The Claw just stands there,
straddling the ant-like musicians. While it's still daylight, it looks
rubbish. A pale-green arc of tarpaulin with orange splodges along it,
it's best described by my companion as "an alien lizard nipple train".
It's barely that interesting. And the idea of the circular stage "in
the round", with bridges and walkways, is just confusing,
disorientating. We always feel like we're side-on, like the view is
never quite right. With the four blokes from U2 wandering around it at
random intervals, often detached from each other by some distance, it
detracts from the focus rather than fuelling it. You need, like,
thirty eight dancers and a juggler or two if you're trying to fill
that kind of sprawling area. There seems at times to be no centre of
gravity to the show. It's not "intimate", because nothing at Wembley
could be. It's one big design flaw, dreamed up by someone who once saw
Gaudi's Sagrada Familia but then drank too much sangria before
committing it to memory.
It comes into its own, to an extent, as darkness falls. Then, its
flood of changing colours and lights and close-ups and footage and
slogans does begin to gain traction. At one point, steam is coming off
it and ascending to the heavens. And yet its layout, its shape, means
this production is never as exhilarating as earlier U2 grandstanding
blow-outs. The witty, wiry, Zooropa/Pop era said much more about over-
stimulation, multi-media exhaustion, trash and glitz, and how they are
soul-destroying yet shine a light on any soul that survives. So it's
not without irony that the best parts of tonight come only when we're
all acclimatised to The Claw and begin to pretty much ignore it. It's
no coincidence that by then U2 have eased up on tracks from the new
album and swung into 'Pride (In The Name Of Love)', 'Where The Streets
Have No Name', 'Vertigo' et al. 'One' is a lovely, trembling encore,
despite its over-familiarity, though it's a pity that one by-product
of its fame is that U2 don't play the better, darker, less optimistic
Achtung Baby tracks ('So Cruel', 'Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild
Horses?'). And in fairness No Line On The Horizon boasts two home runs
in the nervy, Bowie-like 'Unknown Caller' and the testily great and
cleverly pre-emptive 'I'll Go Crazy If I Don't Go Crazy Tonight'.
Of course, there was a bit of impeccable politics (Burma), a bit of
irrational posturing (Bono quoting Clash lyrics) and no shortage of
rushes-and-chills guitar lines. And I'm not saying we weren't gabbling
on excitedly about the whole sense-wrangling experience for most of
the journey home. But even Bono seemed a bit reticent (by his
standards) tonight. I dunno, maybe he had a poorly tummy or something.
But from a band which prides itself on engaging and involving the
crowd, it was lukewarm. One wonders if these are the last days of U2's
relevance as giants. If U2 was a blockbuster Hollywood movie, this
felt like the sixth or seventh sequel (with the cast and director
losing interest). Diminishing returns, and that. To come back in a
different form may liberate them.
This all sounds too negative. It was pretty good. But far from
spectacular. Elbow are rarely spectacular, but now easily Britain's
strongest band. The Seldom Seen Kid may have been the tipping point,
but all their albums were that tender and affecting and muscular.
Somehow Guy Garvey connects with the crowd more via average-bloke
chumminess and a conventional stage set-up than anyone could via a
squillion dollars worth of The Claw. Of course Elbow climax with 'One
Day Like This'. They may well be headlining here within a year or two,
but let's hope they don't then feel a need for exploding space rockets
and catherine wheels the size of Luxembourg. Then again...
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in a indirect, round about way, i know this dude(big fan) who posted this pic. he's that same dude that took the other link that i posted just a page or two back. he aint the type who'd be bullshittin us.
so imo it is not photoshopped, for sure
my guess is they have some sort of holographic projection device.
wish i knew more...and i havent got to the u2 boards to see whats up but um maybe i am wrong but um
ill know more soon when i see it go down live next month
edit...the dudes on the whole tour....here's his video of ill go crazy...its KILLER
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SuUfCaxdiXY
I wave to all my Friends... Yeah!
It was a 24 hour day for me having left home (Leamington Spa) at 5am Saturday morning and returned back 5.20am Sunday, I can't see myself doing it again but it was worth the tiredness I have had to endure all yesterday and at work today.
I was positioned right outside the pit on the barrier behind the round walk way and for me it was the best place in the whole stadium, not only did I get a great view of the stage and had no one head blocking my view but unlike the pit people I could take in the claw in all it's glory, it really doesn't make sense until it goes dark and and the band take the stage and the screen and lights etc are on but it is an awesome sight.
Yes the set list as a little too greatest hits for my liking after witnessing a incredible and no where near best of orientated set from PJ on Monday at Manchester U2's trawling through the hits was a little predictable but apart from Bono's voice ( a little off due to attending one of The Corr's wedding the night before till 7am in the morning) though no less passionate the night was as memorable as a night I have seen U2.
Having queued since 8 am my patience was rewarded with a stunning show but PJ's set list and sheer power would for me over shadow this as the better night but feel pretty privilege to have seen 2 of my favourites in one week and I have Kasabian tomorrow night
wow
lots of coffee i assume ?
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i just bought a GA ticket from some benevolent force! :twisted:
I FINALLY GET TO SEE U2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MUAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
yes. i'm excited. this will be my first u2 concert
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!
WOO-HOO!!!
hope you have a blast!!
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!
***** GIANTS STADIUM SHOWDATE CHANGE - YOM KIPPUR *****
http://www.u2.com/news/title/scheduling ... erformance
The U2 concert previously scheduled for FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25th, 2009 at Giants Stadium in New Jersey has been moved to WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23RD, 2009. The performance on Thursday, September 24th will proceed as scheduled.
The change was necessitated by the rescheduling of the New York Jets football game on Sunday September 27, 2009 from 4:15pm to 1pm out of respect for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, which starts that evening. Yom Kippur is the holiest day of the Jewish year.
The spectacular staging installation for the U2 360° tour requires up to 2 days to disassemble. The original 4:15 PM game time scheduled by the NY Jets provided enough time for the band to load out the set. The change to 1 PM was logistically impossible for U2. In order to accommodate the New York Jets, the NFL and the state of New Jersey, which owns the stadium, and out of respect for U2 and Jets' fans of Jewish faith, U2 agreed to move their show rather than pursue other options.
'We regret any disruptions this may cause U2 fans.' said Dennis Robinson, President and CEO of the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority and Thad Sheely, Executive Vice President - Stadium Development and Finance of the New York Jets. 'Out of respect for the religious holiday it was critical that the game time was changed. The NJSEA, along with the Jets, want to thank U2, their management staff, their fans and Live Nation for their immediate response in helping us remedy this situation.'
Tickets for the Friday, September 25th performance will be honored at the newly announced show date of Wednesday, September 23rd. Refunds, if necessary, will be available starting Friday, August 28th (through September 22nd) at point of purchase for U2 ticket holders of the September 25, 2009 show who cannot make the September 23rd date.
The U2 360° Tour scheduled for Thursday, September 24th is not affected and will proceed as scheduled.
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ut oh...this might cause me a HUGE problem...damnit
9/24/96 MD. 9/28/96 Randalls. 8/28-29/98 Camden. 9/8/98 NJ. 9/18/98 MD. 9/1-2/00 Camden. 9/4/00 MD. 4/28/03 Philly. 7/5-6/03 Camden. 9/30/05 AC.
10/3/05 Philly. 5/27-28/06 Camden. 6/23/06 Pitt. 6/19-20/08 Camden. 6/24/08 MSG. 8/7/08 EV Newark, NJ. 6/11-12/09 EV Philly, PA. 10/27-28-30-31/09 Philly, PA., 5/15/10 Hartford,5/17/10 Boston, 5/18/10 Newark, 5/20-21/10 MSG
eV: 8/4/08, 8/5/08, 6/21/11
SG: 10/4/08<-- MET STONE!!!
absolutely.
these will be excessive i believe.
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inherently that changes everything ,
no matter how much they ( Giants Stadium , U2 , whomever is responsible ) try to downplay it ,...
dont they have schedules ?
with absolutely all respect to everyone , is this holiday a spur of the moment day , not planned well in advance on the calender year ?
why the f did they shcedule it then?
numbnuts.
i still will attend both nights ( weds and thurs now )
but it wouldve beeen nice to enjoy the weekend with U2 .
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It just dawned on me what Wednesday September 23rd is .
Its Bruces birthday.
Now with the new schedule- flopp,
perhaps U2 will have a very special guest the night of Wednesday the 23rd,
at Giants Stadium !
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its also an old section of the Bronx here in nyc. It was purchased from some guy named Bathgate, he owned a huge huge farm in The Bronx, and thus they named the area after him.
I also belive that singer on " Britians Got Talent " Susan Boyle came from that place ( Bathgate ) somewhere in Great Britian.
and i am just about as crazy about U2 as I am about Springsteen and Pearl Jam.
OK , not quite that level
but theyre fun to see once or twice on the tour.
Bruce and PJ i could see everytime ( as many times as they play in any given area ) , probably not U2 alltho I am going to both stops at Giants Stadium later this month . I've got fancvlub seats so we'll see how it works this time around.
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Posted: September 02, 2009
By: m2
U2 will perform on NBC's Saturday Night Live on September 26. That's
the word from SNL cast member Bill Hader, who broke the news to Access
Hollywood TV show. The September 26th show will kick off SNL's 35th
season. And talk about sensory overload: According to the MSNBC
article, actress Megan Fox will host Saturday Night Live that night.
Cue the Bono charm offensive in 3, 2, 1...
This will be U2's third appearance on Saturday Night Live, having done
the show onDecember 9, 2000, and again on November 20, 2004.
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